Can Torre handle Ramirez?

 

I don’t know how or if Manny Ramirez is going to get along with Joe Torre.

 

The Dodger manager did a great job handling players with the Yankees, so maybe he can get Ramirez, baseball’s biggest bad boy for years now,  to play his best – and his best is just about the best anywhere – and keep the baloney to a minimum.

 

Ramirez was and maybe still is the best righthanded hitter in baseball. He’s a shade under .300 right now and should come close to 40 home runs and hit the 100-RBI mark for the 12th time in his 16-year career. He packs a lot of punch, but the recoil is considerable, too.

 

As good as the guy is at the plate, you can bet that Red Sox manager Terry Francona is glad Ramirez is Torre’s headache now.